BROWSE
mountain or mountain range
Binn Chuilceach
genitive: Bhinn Chuilceach
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Cuilcagh
(English)

Glossary

binn, beann
English peak, cliff

Centrepoint

54.2007, -7.8161latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1836
Kuilkeagh (mountain)
Bar. Map:AL
1836
Quilkagh
Co. List 1790:AL
1836
Quilca
Sir C. Coote St. Survey 1802
Stat. Surv.:AL
1836
Kuilkeagh
Larkin (Li):AL
1836
Cailceach
"so called from the chalky (whitish) appearance of its sides" [ÓD nóta]
OD:AL
1836
Cuilcagh
"engraved in Fermanagh" [pl JSS]
OD:AL

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